I liked the Red Queen it ended up not being what I expected, so I knew I needed to read Glass Sword. And boy, did Glass Sword surprise me even more.
1. Started off action packed
Glass Sword started where it left off, it was action packed the whole way through. One thing after the other, you thought you would get respite from all that was going on but then next minute something else would happen. I loved it.
I loved that there was never a dull moment, the action wasn't always fighting or trying to survive, there were moments where Mare would make you wonder what she's going to do next, the suspense of those moments kept me reading.
2. Dark story and dark places
So much happened in this story, so many discoveries, so much death, so many decisions to be made. Mare had to take the brunt of it, she was well aware that everyone was terrified of her and she felt the loneliness and pushed everyone away.
A lot of things happened in this novel, I started to feel like Mare was heading straight to her grave, so I won't be surprised if the whole of this series ends up being even darker than this book. It actually started to feel like The Hunger Games, the romance was weird and didn't at all feel romantic, Mare was constantly feeling like the villain because she had no choice, and that ending was one slight cliff hanger. What happens next?!
I kind of wanted Mare to die because I felt like it would be the ultimate 'I told you so' to everyone she was trying to help. To the newbloods that just want to be normal, to the ones she loves for leaving her to do it alone and not understanding, to the reds that are terrified of her and have also ostracised her, and the silvers that kill so many people for their king. It really just made me angry!
3. I couldn't figure out how I felt about everything
I wasn't sure how I felt about anything in this novel. I felt sad after I finished reading it because it had been so dark and took me to places I didn't want to go. I wanted Mare to die because I wanted everyone around her to realise just what dark hole she felt like she was in, I wanted everyone to see that she was trying her best and the decisions she made were because she had no other choice, I wanted everyone to realise to save everyone not everyone could survive. That's how dark it got and how dark I felt as I read it.
I loved the action, I loved that the story was different, I loved the path it took; but I didn't love any of the characters, I didn't love all of the hate, I didn't love how alone everyone left the lightning girl. It was confusing and horrible but so good at the same time.
The ending was also pretty epic, the last line was a really damn great line. I can see there are two more books after this book, so I wonder where this story will go. Also I wonder how this story can go on for so long. So much happened in this book, so I'm sure a lot will happen in the next book and the one after. But I have no clue in which direction this story will be taken.
Have you read The Glass Sword? Did you like it? Did you not like it? How did you feel about how dark this book is? And that ending? Wow.
Always,
Jordon
This review was originally posted on Simply Adrift